Pupils here do better than most (A−): brevet results at the expected rate. Add cost of living to its strengths: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median home sells for €1,879/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Coudes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Coudes with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coudes.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Coudes run above what its ages would predict: 109 per 100 expected, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Coudes. In Puy-de-Dôme, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 79 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 86, 9% more.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Coudes · 6.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Coudes has fewer older residents than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. 30% of adults hold a degree, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half of Coudes is older than 40.3, half younger.
40.3median age
CoudesPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Coudes: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Coudes counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancien sanctuaire de Saint-Genes. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Coudes, 5.8%, runs below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Coudes: 350, for 600 residents in work (0.6 each). Households’ median disposable income: €25,730 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Coudes, 0.6 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coudes
Is Coudes safe?
Coudes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Coudes good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Coudes expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Coudes grades B+ for cost of living.
About Coudes
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coudes is a commune of 1,225 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
